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The Bears on Thursday named Ryan Pace as their new general manager. Here are six things to know about him, at least until we get to know him better. 1. He is from Flower Mound, Texas, a town of nearly 65,000 a little north-west of Dallas. 2. He played football at Eastern Illinois. The four-year letterman lined up at defensive end for the Panthers. He recorded three sacks as a senior in 1999, and was a team captain for an EIU squad that went 2-10. 3. He was teammates with Tony Romo. Any pregame pep talks or team meetings led by the senior captain were taken in by a fresh-faced Romo, who appeared in three games that season and threw 49 passes. The Bears are scheduled to play in...

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The Bears on Thursday named Ryan Pace as their new general manager. Here are six things to know about him, at least until we get to know him better.
1. He is from Flower Mound, Texas, a town of nearly 65,000 a little north-west of Dallas.
2. He played...

The Bears should prepare for the Saints defense Monday night to send pressure in passing situations with Rob Ryan's unit disguising coverages in the secondary to set some traps for quarterback Jay Cutler.
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Ravens fullback Kyle Juszczyk was added to the injury report Friday due to a foot injury sustained during practice.
Juszczyk was limited in practice. The injury isn't expected to affect his status for Monday night's game against the New Orleans Saints....

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